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Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.
And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.
